Steam & Excursion > NKP 762-Sort Of!

Had fun playing with my own 762 a couple of weeks ago at the Los Angeles Live Steamers. Engine performed flawlessly as I ran it all day with a pretty good load. . 
Photographer Zach Jones seemed to catch the details just right. The engine has a Nathan 4000C injector like the prototype and the hot water pump does work. I had one air compressor working but it quit-have to work on that. I burn oil, not coal like the prototype. I'm getting lazy in my old age!
Jim Kreider

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Wonderfully detailed engine! I need to get back out to LALS again as it is local for me.

-Fred-

Beautiful piece of work! There are some live steam locomotives that take your breath away because of their accuracy and detail.
There's a Frisco 2-8-2 4100 class built by a Doctor out there that's out of this world.
There's also a lot of silly stuff out there but if the owner/builder enjoys it, that's what its about.

Wow, that indeed is a lovely locomotive!

Matthew

There are several of those NKP berks in the live steam hobby.  They have so much plumbing and accessories on them that they take a long time (years) to build.  Can't remember his name but, a man in south Calif. made bronze castings for those engines. They really are great live steam models.

Your model is super, and thanks for the post!  Could you take some video of it in action?

Wow! 1 1/2" scale?

no mystery,Jim Kreider engineered the parts and design. There are over 2 dozen of Jim's Berkshires scattered around the world.

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The engines are 1-1/2" scale. Here's a photo of three of them running at the Riverside Live Steamers in Riverside, CA. 
Jim Kreider

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So does that mean that 1-1/2 in equals a foot (1/8 the size of the real thing)?

Victor Baird

Yes, 1/8 of the full size. 
The prototype is 15' 8-1/2" tall so the model is almost 24" tall or 23-9/16" to be exact. 
 



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Wow.  Just, wow!

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions